Key result
Surgical intervention successfully managed unusual gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with a Heartmate II ventricular assist device.
Case Report (n=1)
Surgical intervention can be a successful management strategy for unusual gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with continuous flow ventricular assist devices, who are typically managed medically.
May support surgical consideration for refractory GI bleeding in LVAD patients; single case leaves open need for prospective data.
There is growing evidence that patients treated with continuous flow ventricular assist devices are at increased risk for bleeding complications beyond what would be expected for those requiring anti-coagulation therapy. However, the management of these patients is typically medical. We present a case of unusual gastrointestinal bleeding successfully managed with surgical intervention in a patient with a Heartmate II ventricular assist device.
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Smith et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with a Heartmate II ventricular assist device (n=1). Surgical intervention was evaluated on Successful management of gastrointestinal bleeding. Surgical intervention successfully managed unusual gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with a Heartmate II ventricular assist device.
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